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Pathophysiology of a pneumothorax

by: Kindred Grey

Publication date: 2022-02-03

Usage: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Topics: Pulmonary Pathophysiology

Collection: kindredgreyarchive; additional_collections

Language: English

This image is part of a series that was created for an open textbook, Pulmonary Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students. The textbook will be available Summer 2022.

Preferred citation:

Grey, Kindred, Figure 9.5: Pathophysiology of a pneumothorax. 2022. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Added case 1 by Dr Rohit Sharma from Radiopaedia (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Other contributions to this image:

(a) case 1 by Dr Rohit Sharma from Radiopaedia (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Alternative text:

Collapsed vascular and airways/spaces in pneumothorax arrow to hypoxia and hypercapnia in pneumothorax arrow to increased vascular resistance arrow to shift of perfusion contralateral side arrow to V/Q maintained, severe hypoxia maybe avoided. Collapsed vascular and airways/spaces in pneumothorax arrow to increased airway resistance arrow to shift of ventilation contralateral side arrow to V/Q maintained, severe hypoxia maybe avoided. Collapsed vascular and airways/spaces in pneumothorax arrow to increased vascular resistance